May 10–11, 2014 · Gardner, MA
STUBBORN BULL BBQ won Grand Champion at The Polish Hungry for Que BBQ Bash on May 10, 2014 in Gardner, MA, scoring 665.7376 in a field of 17 teams. FIRE DOWN BELOW took Reserve Grand Champion with 657.1432. Category winners: Chicken — STUBBORN BULL BBQ (174.3316); Pork Ribs — Howling Hog BBQ (169.1428); Pork — FIRE DOWN BELOW (168.0000); Brisket — INSANE SWINE BBQ (169.1660).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Pork places 5–6: Rogue Hog BBQ edged STUBBORN BULL BBQ by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 8–9: SMOKIN BULLDOGS edged STUBBORN BULL BBQ by 0.0228. Pork places 2–3: THE BASIC BBQ TEAM edged SMOKIN ACES by 0.0228.
STUBBORN BULL BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 9th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.3316 | 167.4056 | 158.8112 |
| Pork Ribs | 169.1428 | 163.9772 | 159.9772 |
| Pork | 168 | 163.4056 | 154.2628 |
| Brisket | 169.1660 | 162.2628 | 150.2288 |
17 entries · top 665.7376 · median 637.0628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 2 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 3 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 4 | Howling Hog BBQ | |
| 5 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 6 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 7 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 8 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 9 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 11 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | FORK QUE TOO | |
| 13 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 14 | DR. BUTTS BBQ | |
| 15 | Livin' the Q' Life | |
| 16 | Smokah Holics | |
| 17 | MICKEY MURPHY'S NO-BAIL BBQ |
17 entries · top 174.3316 · median 160
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 2 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 3 | Howling Hog BBQ | |
| 4 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 5 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 6 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 7 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 9 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 10 | DR. BUTTS BBQ | |
| 11 | FORK QUE TOO | |
| 12 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 13 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 14 | Smokah Holics | |
| 15 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | Livin' the Q' Life | |
| 17 | MICKEY MURPHY'S NO-BAIL BBQ |
17 entries · top 169.1428 · median 160.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howling Hog BBQ | |
| 2 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 3 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 4 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 5 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 7 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 9 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 11 | Livin' the Q' Life | |
| 12 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 14 | FORK QUE TOO | |
| 15 | DR. BUTTS BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokah Holics | |
| 17 | MICKEY MURPHY'S NO-BAIL BBQ |
17 entries · top 168 · median 155.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 2 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 4 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 5 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 6 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 7 | Livin' the Q' Life | |
| 8 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 9 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 10 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | Howling Hog BBQ | |
| 12 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 13 | Smokah Holics | |
| 14 | FORK QUE TOO | |
| 15 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 16 | DR. BUTTS BBQ | |
| 17 | MICKEY MURPHY'S NO-BAIL BBQ |
17 entries · top 169.1660 · median 151.3712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 2 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 3 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 4 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 5 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 6 | Howling Hog BBQ | |
| 7 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 8 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 10 | DR. BUTTS BBQ | |
| 11 | FORK QUE TOO | |
| 12 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 13 | MICKEY MURPHY'S NO-BAIL BBQ | |
| 14 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 16 | Smokah Holics | |
| 17 | Livin' the Q' Life |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
5 entries · top 177.7600 · median 152.5028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | Howling Hog BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 4 | Horrible Heffalumps | |
| 5 | QUE AND A HALF MEN |
5 entries · top 170.8800 · median 153.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 3 | Horrible Heffalumps | |
| 4 | Howling Hog BBQ | |
| 5 | QUE AND A HALF MEN |
5 entries · top 174.8572 · median 168
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howling Hog BBQ | |
| 2 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 4 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 5 | Horrible Heffalumps |
5 entries · top 165.1428 · median 153.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 3 | Horrible Heffalumps | |
| 4 | Howling Hog BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS |
5 entries · top 686.9372 · median 617.0168
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | Howling Hog BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 4 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 5 | Horrible Heffalumps |